Porter v. R. J. Boyd Paving & Construction Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ho». W. B. Teasdale, Judge. - (1) Is not ordinance 16521 necessarily void by reason of the fact that it does not appear that it was left with the mayor as provided by the charter, or that it was signed by him, but that it was left with his secretary, and his secretary signed and approved it in the name of the mayor? Secs. 6, 8, art. 3, charter of Kansas City; R. S. 1899', sec. 4160; Altman v. Dubuque, 111 la. 105; State ex rel. v. Dist.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ho». W. B. Teasdale, Judge. - (1) Is not ordinance 16521 necessarily void by reason of the fact that it does not appear that it was left with the mayor as provided by the charter, or that it was signed by him, but that it was left with his secretary, and his secretary signed and approved it in the name of the mayor? Secs. 6, 8, art. 3, charter of Kansas City; R. S. 1899', sec. 4160; Altman v. Dubuque, 111 la. 105; State ex rel. v. Dist. Court of Dakota County, 41 Minn. 518; Railroad v. Waterbury, 55 Conn. 19; Carondelet v. Wolfert, 39 Mo. 305; Keating v.…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
This is an action in equity against the defendants as owners and holders of certain tax-bills, issued against the appellant’s property, some eighty-three lots in J. L. Porter’s second subdivision and addition to Kansas City, by which it is sought to have said bills canceled by the decree of the court and the apparent lien of said taxhills removed from the title to said lots.
To the defendant Construction Company had been let a contract for the construction of a sewer in sewer district number 227, which was confirmed by an ordinance of the council of Kansas City, on the 13th of May, 1901; and…
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